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Veteran broadcaster Catherine Kasavuli. PIC: COURTESY
Veteran news anchor Catherine Kasavuli is set to make a return to your TV screens after a seven-year sabbatical.
Nairobi News has established that the 59-year old, who is regarded as the ‘mother of TV’ in Kenya, has signed a contract and is set to make a comeback at Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC).
Kasavuli first aired news on KBC in 1985 when the station was known as Voice of Kenya (VOK).
The soft-spoken and ever-smiling anchor has also worked at KTN and Citizen TV before taking a break.
Besides Kasavuli, KBC, which is preparing for a major relaunch in a few days’ time, has also hired a number of veteran journalists including Tom Mboya.
Can C-Dramas Find an Audience in Africa?
It’s not news that China has a strong presence in Africa. From major infrastructure projects to petty commodities, its influence is hard to miss. More recently, however, China has drawn Africans’ attention with something other than bridges or metal mines: its dramas.
Take “The Untamed,” for example. An adaptation of a fantasy web novel about two male soul mates in search of a dark secret, the series became a hit on the back of its large global following on English-language fiction platforms like Wattpad. Africa was no exception to its charm: “The Untamed” boosted an already growing audience of C-drama enthusiasts on the continent, as social media users in countries like Kenya suddenly started talking about C-dramas as distinct from the more established K-dramas and Japanese anime.
How I turned childhood passion into a business
Summary
As an orphan in the orphanage which offers a second chance for abandoned, homeless and abused children, he was fascinated by the images he was watching on a black TV.
After visiting Mr Njuguna several times his confidence grew so much so that at one time the cameraman asked him to cover a private wedding assignment he could manage.
Tuesday May 25 2021
Anthony Kimani Mwangi the founder of Joy Media productions in Nakuru Town during the interview. PHOTO | FRANCIS MUREITHI | NMG
By FRANCIS MUREITHI
Summary
As an orphan in the orphanage which offers a second chance for abandoned, homeless and abused children, he was fascinated by the images he was watching on a black TV.